Labor Day weekend is the time to say an unofficial goodbye to summer, to consistent warm weather, to lighter clothes—and maybe to the job that's holding you back. If you're looking to make the leap into a new gig or an entirely new career this fall, there are several online tools and power tips for every stage of the job-seeking journey. When you hit your desk on Tuesday morning and quietly decide to find your escape hatch from your current position, we've got you covered. Here's a compilation of our tips and techniques for finding a job, putting your best face forward to it, and sticking with a long-haul job hunt. Photo by Here in Van Nuys.Let RSS and email find the job for youNew jobs would be much easier to find if you didn't have those eight or so hours a day you spend doing your current job. Give yourself a break and set up RSS feeds for any job list site, and get those feeds emailed to you before or after work with our how-to guide. Shoot for the right salaryUse one or a combination of the popular salary estimating sites, each of which has its strengths and quirks, to shape your answer to the inevitable salary question. Our commenters generally believe you can't stonewall an interviewer if they ask, but you can still see if the employer will throw the first pitch—if you don't mind a small stand-off. Rebuild your resumeWrite down everything you're capable of and then prune it. Avoid the words you've heard other people use on their resumes. Keep it one page, even if it's not, or skip it entirely. There's a lot of advice about a single sheet of paper out there, and for good reason. Check out our compilation of the best tips you didn't already know. Ace the interviewA true geek doesn't like to show up for things unprepared, and a job interview is a great chance to put some of those hacker-style skills to use. Social networks, subtle hypnosis, 100-day plans—there are many more ways to leave a good impression than knowing what your greatest weakness is. Restart a stalled searchAs Bruce Wayne's father once said, we fall so that we can learn to pick ourselves back up again—geeky reference, but totally applicable to round two of your resume packets. After you're done feeling discouraged, get yourself an expensive-looking suit on the cheap, work your current contacts for better leads, and start writing online about the topics you want to work in. That and more tips in our guide to getting back on your feet. What job-hunting topics did we skip over entirely? What tech tools or techniques got you hired that don't fall into any common advice categories? Give us your elevator pitch in the comments.